A Photo ID is required to vote. Here is a list of the IDs (PDF) you can use.

New: This Interactive Map of Smith County allows a user to enter their address to view the precinct in which they reside, as well as the districts they are eligible to vote on. Users can also view where an address is located in relation to a polling place, either early voting or on Election Day.

May 5, 2026, City-School Elections

Important Dates

• January 2, 2026 – First Day to Submit an Application for Ballot by Mail
• April 2, 2026, Last Day to Register to Vote. You can check your registration status and address.
• April 20, 2026 – First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
• April 20, 2026 – Last Day to Submit an Application for a Ballot by Mail (received, not postmarked)
• April 21, 2026 – Polls Closed for San Jacinto Day
• April 28, 2026 – Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
• May 2, 2026 – Election Day
• May 4, 2026 – Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail (postmarked by 7 pm on May 2, 2026)

The Smith County Elections Office will begin live streaming the voted ballots when they are delivered to the office in their ballot boxes the evening of April 28, 2026, when early voting ballots are delivered, and will continue to do so 24 hours a day until after the votes are canvassed. This is being done to comply with Section 127.1232(b) of the Texas Election Code.

View the Livestream here.

Voting Locations & Times

Early Voting

Early voting locations are open every day during early voting.

• Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Road, Tyler, TX 75701
• Main Location The HUB: 304 E. Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702
• Lanes Chapel Methodist Church: Family Center: 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703
• Lindale Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt. Sylvan St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler, TX 75703
• Pollard United Methodist Church: 3030 New Copeland Rd-Adult Building Room A2, Tyler, TX 75701
• Tyler Fire Department-Station 1: 801 W Gentry Pkwy, Tyler, TX 75702
• Tyler Junior College Central Campus-Rogers Student Center-Apache Room 1: 1401 E. Lake St., Tyler, TX 75701

Dates & Hours

• Monday, April 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 2 – CLOSED for San Jacinto Day
• Wednesday to Friday, April 22 to 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Monday to Tuesday, April 27 to 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Election Day Vote Centers

May 2, 2026, from 7 am to 7 pm

• Chapel Hill Fire Department: 13801 CR 220, Tyler, TX 75707
• Clarkston Elementary School: 2915 Williamsburg Dr., Tyler, TX 75701
• Garden Valley Baptist Church: 17816 CR 442, Lindale, TX 75771
• Glass Recreation Center: 501 W. 32nd St., Tyler, TX 75702
• Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Rd., Tyler, TX 75701
• Hideaway Members Svcs Building: 101 Hide-A-Way Ln, Hideaway, TX 75771
• Main Location The HUB: 304 E. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702
• Lanes Chapel Methodist Church: Family Center: 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703
• Lindale Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt. Sylvan St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler, TX 75703
• Old Tyler Airport: 150 Airport Dr., Tyler, TX 75704
• Pollard United Methodist Church: 3030 New Copeland Rd-Adult Building Room A2, Tyler, TX 75701
• Three Lakes Middle School: 2445 Three Lakes Pkwy., Tyler, TX 75703
• Tyler Fire Department-Station 1: 801 W Gentry Pkwy, Tyler, TX 75702
• Tyler Junior College Central Campus-Rogers Student Center-Apache Room 1: 1401 E. Lake St., Tyler, TX 75701
• Tyler Junior College West Campus-Room 122 of the RTDC Building: 1530 SSW Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
• Tyler Senior Center: 1915 Garden Valley Rd., Tyler, TX 75702
• Winona Community Center: 520 Dallas St., Winona, TX 75792

Map of Polling Places

Orders of Election

05-2026 Hideaway Order of Election (PDF)
05-2026 Lindale ISD Order of Election (PDF)
05-2026 Lindale Order of Special Election (PDF)
05-2026 Troup ISD Order of Election (PDF)
2026-05 Chapel Hill ISD Order of Election
2026-05 Gladewater ISD Order of Election
2026-05 Gladewater ISD Order of Special Election
2026-05 Tyler ISD Order of Election
2026-05 Tyler Junior College Order of Election
2026-05 Tyler Junior College Order of Special Election
2026-05 Tyler Order of Election
2026-05 Whitehouse ISD Order of Election

Notices of Election 

May 26, 2026 Primary Runoff Elections

Important Dates

• January 2, 2026 – First Day to Submit an Application for Ballot by Mail
• April 27, 2026, Last Day to Register to Vote. You can check your registration status and address.
• May 15, 2026 – Last Day to Submit an Application for a Ballot by Mail (received, not postmarked)
• May 18, 2026 – First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
• May 22, 2026 – Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
• May 26, 2026 – Election Day
• May 27, 2026 – Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail (postmarked by 7 pm on May 2, 2026)

The Smith County Elections Office will begin live streaming the voted ballots when they are delivered to the office in their ballot boxes the evening of May 22, 2026, when early voting ballots are delivered, and will continue to do so 24 hours a day until after the votes are canvassed. This is being done to comply with Section 127.1232(b) of the Texas Election Code.

View the Livestream here.

Voting Locations & Times

Early Voting

Early voting locations are open every day during early voting.

• Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Road, Tyler, TX 75701
• Main Location The HUB: 304 E. Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702
• Lindale Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt. Sylvan St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler, TX 75703
• Whitehouse City Center: 109 E. Main Street, Whitehouse, TX 75791

Dates & Hours

• Monday to Friday, May 18 to 22 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Election Day Vote Centers

May 26, 2026, from 7 am to 7 pm

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